Help Identifying old Zeiss Folder

I bought this at a yard sale over the summer for about sixty dollars, if memory serves. I've tried finding some info on it, but I've only found Ikonta's and the like online. It has a fantastic f/2.8 Tessar that produces some fantastic images.

It seems to be called a Super Ikomat BII, and all the markings inside seem to indicate a 6x9 format, but it shoots 6x6 images. It even says 6x9, 2.25x3.25 on the inside.

Help Identifying old Zeiss Folder

Joe Jesus:The website CollectiBlend (www.CollectiBlend.com/Cameras/ lists this camera,if it is a Zeiss Ikomat 530/16, in average condition, at between $160.00 to $180.00. I would imagine that with the lens that your camera has it would be worth a lot more. Nice find.

Help Identifying old Zeiss Folder

Joe Jesus:The website CollectiBlend (www.CollectiBlend.com/Cameras/ lists this camera,if it is a Zeiss Ikomat 530/16, in average condition, at between $160.00 to $180.00. I would imagine that with the lens that your camera has it would be worth a lot more. Nice find.

Hate to knock your camera, however it looks a little rough. If you are going to keep it, you might want to see what http://www.certo6.com/ would charge for a CLA. You might need bellows also. He has done a couple of folders for me and I've bee happy with pricing and service. Bill Barber

Hate to knock your camera, however it looks a little rough. If you are going to keep it, you might want to see what http://www.certo6.com/ would charge for a CLA. You might need bellows also. He has done a couple of folders for me and I've bee happy with pricing and service. Bill Barber

It looks a little rough, cosmetically, but it functions perfectly! Looks can be deceiving. The bellows are light tight, the RF is bright and accurate, the shutter is accurate at all speeds (by my rough test by ear, at least) and the aperture blades are all clean and clear. I really lucked out on this one!

Originally Posted by TheToadMen

There is a number imprinted on the side. What does it say?
See 3rd image above your thumb.

xxx = 6x4.5 cm neg on 120 film (I think this format didn't have a /xx extension at all)
xxx/2 = 6x9 neg on 120 film
xxx/15 = 6.5x11 neg on 616 film
xxx/16 = 6x6 cm neg on 120 film
xxx/18 - 3x4 cm on 127 film
xxx/24 = 24x36 mm neg on 135 film
(I think this list is correct, but if anyone could check it??)

Here is some info from Cameraquest:
"Zeiss Super Ikonta B's are 6x6cm (2 1/4 x 2 1/4) format. Made from the early 1930's to the middle 50's, the various versions can be confusing. Using the 80/2.8 Tessar, the best Tessar was the post war coated version. The best shutter is the post war Synchro Compur. Simplified versions without rangefinders were "Ikontas" (as opposed to "Super Ikontas") fitted with less expensive lenses and shutters. Early versions are labeled "Super Ikomat." Luckily the Super Ikontas A, B, and C all used easily available 120 film in your favorite modern emulsion. The D had an even larger format, for long discontinued 616 film. "
(source: http://www.cameraquest.com/zikontb.htm)